ESHRE guideline: endometriosis

STUDY QUESTION: How should endometriosis be diagnosed and managed based on the best available evidence from published literature? SUMMARY ANSWER: The current guideline provides 109 recommendations on diagnosis, treatments for pain and infertility, management of disease recurrence, asymptomatic or extrapelvic disease, endometriosis in adolescents and postmenopausal women, prevention and the association with cancer. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Endometriosis is a chronic condition with a plethora of presentations in terms of not only the occurrence of lesions, but also the presence of signs and symptoms. The most important symptoms include pain and infertility. STUDY DESIGN SIZE DURATION: The guideline was developed…

• A
  AstraZeneca
• B
  Bayer
• NI
  National Institute for Health and Care Research
• EC
  European Commission
• BH
  Bayer HealthCare
• RT
  Rosetrees Trust
• FP
  Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
• GR
  Gedeon Richter
• ES
  European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
• ES
  European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• NP
  Nordic Pharma Group
• CP
  Chugai Pharmaceutical
• MR
  Medical Research Council
• NC
  National Cancer Institute